It comes with a free of charge Linux distribution including Linux Kernel 3.10 (LTS), Linux Mainline and Yocto 1.5.1 support. Bare metal developers benefit from a complete C software package including many examples to get started fast. The board is also a perfect development platform for headless Android.

Portable technology

The SAMA5D3 series is ideal for wearable computing and mobile applications where low power and a small footprint are critical.

Connectivity

The board comes with a rich set of ready to use connectivity and storage peripherals and expansion headers for easy customisation. A USB device connector can be used to power the board as well as programming and debugging it.

Open source

The Linux system (www.linux4sam.org) provides an easy starting point to open source Linux distributions for Atmel ARM-based MPUs with reference sources and build instructions to set up a Linux system for Atmel’s ARM926 and Cortex-A5 based MPU products, including for the SAMA5D3 Xplained.